Senior Unreal Engine Game Developer (AAA / Ultra-Realistic Game Development)

NinjaGaming; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

NinjaGaming in Dubai is seeking a Senior Unreal Engine Game Developer to push photorealistic real-time visuals using real-world assets and advanced animation systems. You will work with Unreal Engine 5, C++, Blueprints, MetaHumans, motion capture, and real-time streaming technologies to deliver ultra-realistic AAA-quality experiences.

This on-site role demands strong debugging and performance optimization across platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in AAA-quality or photorealistic Unreal Engine projects.
• Strong knowledge of rendering pipelines, shaders, and performance optimization.
• Experience with MetaHuman, motion capture, facial capture, and animation retargeting.
• Experience integrating cloud-based game streaming or streaming protocols (WebRTC, RTMP, SRT).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core gameplay systems using Unreal Engine 5, C++, and Blueprints.
• Integrate real human character models, MetaHumans, or scanned 3D characters into gameplay.
• Implement realistic body movement, facial expressions, lip sync, and lifelike motion capture animations.
• Integrate AI voice technologies for real-time character dialogue, including text-to-speech and voice synthesis.
• Design and integrate a scalable, low-latency live streaming solution that broadcasts real-time gameplay to end users (Pixel Streaming or WebRTC).
• Optimize video encoding, streaming performance, and synchronization for smooth viewing experiences.
• Optimize rendering performance while maintaining AAA visual quality.
• Create advanced AI behaviors and realistic character interactions.
• Integrate physics, collision, ragdoll systems, and environmental interactions.
• Collaborate with artists, animators, designers, and backend engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Profile, debug, and optimize CPU, GPU, and memory performance across target platforms.

Skills

Unreal Engine 5

C++

Blueprints

MetaHuman

Motion capture

AI voice

Streaming tech

WebRTC

RTMP/SRT

Shaders

Git

Perforce

Debugging

Portfolio

Tools

Git

Perforce

WebRTC

Pixel Streaming

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Unreal Engine Game Developer to work on the development of a next-generation ultra-realistic experience building high-fidelity, photorealistic games using real-world character assets, advanced animation systems, and real-time rendering technologies.

This role requires deep expertise in creating immersive gameplay experiences with cinematic-quality visuals, realistic physics, facial animation, motion capture integration, AI-driven voice systems, and scalable multiplayer or streaming technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core gameplay systems using Unreal Engine 5, C++, and Blueprints.
• Integrate real human character models, MetaHumans, or scanned 3D characters into gameplay.
• Implement realistic body movement, facial expressions, lip sync, and lifelike gameplay motion capture animations.
• Integrate AI voice technologies for real-time character dialogue, including text-to-speech, voice cloning/synthesis, speech recognition, and audio-driven lip sync.
• Design and integrate a scalable, low-latency live streaming solution that broadcasts real-time gameplay to end users (e.g., Pixel Streaming, WebRTC, or similar).
• Optimize video encoding, streaming performance, and synchronization for smooth viewing experiences.
• Optimize rendering performance while maintaining AAA visual quality.
• Create advanced AI behaviors and realistic character interactions.
• Integrate physics, collision, ragdoll systems, and environmental interactions.
• Collaborate with artists, animators, designers, and backend engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Profile, debug, and optimize CPU, GPU, and memory performance across target platforms.

Requirements

• Professional Unreal Engine 5 and C++ development experience.
• Experience developing AAA-quality or highly realistic games.
• Experience integrating cloud-based game streaming or live video streaming technologies.
• Familiarity with WebRTC, RTMP, SRT, or low-latency streaming protocols.
• Knowledge of backend services, APIs, and scalable server architecture.
• Deep understanding of rendering pipelines, shaders, and performance optimization.
• Experience with MetaHuman, motion capture, facial capture, and animation retargeting.
• Experience integrating AI voice / text-to-speech systems and real-time conversational audio pipelines (e.g., ElevenLabs, Azure Speech, or similar).
• Experience integrating realistic physics and character interaction systems.
• Familiarity with multiplayer architecture and networking.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git or Perforce.
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills.
• Portfolio demonstrating AAA-quality or photorealistic Unreal Engine projects.

Project Goals

• Build an ultra-realistic AAA-quality game.
• Use real human characters with lifelike facial expressions and body animations.
• Deliver immersive, photorealistic environments.
• Enable natural, AI-driven character voices with real-time dialogue and accurate lip sync.
• Enable users to watch live gameplay with minimal latency through integrated streaming technology.
• Develop a scalable, high-performance architecture capable of supporting future expansion.

If you're passionate about creating cutting-edge, ultra-realistic gaming experiences, we'd love to hear